Alfhild
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old Norse, equivalent to Norwegian Alfhild.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Alfhild (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,274 |
| 2000 | 1,181 |
| 2001 | 1,096 |
| 2002 | 1,018 |
| 2003 | 959 |
| 2004 | 891 |
| 2005 | 833 |
| 2006 | 764 |
| 2007 | 698 |
| 2008 | 635 |
| 2009 | 583 |
| 2010 | 525 |
| 2011 | 486 |
| 2012 | 443 |
| 2013 | 397 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 335 |
| 2016 | 305 |
| 2017 | 271 |
| 2018 | 245 |
| 2019 | 223 |
| 2020 | 210 |
Alfhild in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Alfhild.Hi! My name is Alfhild.
- Alfhild bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Alfhild lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Alfhild kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Alfhild is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Alfhilds mamma är lärare.Alfhild's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Alfhilds mamma is Alfhild's mum.
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Questions about Alfhild
How do you pronounce Alfhild in Swedish?
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What does the name Alfhild mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old Norse, equivalent to Norwegian Alfhild.
How popular is Alfhild in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Alfhild in 2022. In 2020, 210 people in Sweden had Alfhild as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.